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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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